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Welcome to you, Elizabeth--sorry I omitted that yesterday. Who'd have ever thunk this? Not I, that's for sure. Apparently some whistle-makers are potters: http://www.sifflets-en-terre-cuite.org/HtmlE/Prod/PotTradi.htmlGoogling "history of making whistles" elicits some fascinating reading!
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a maker of whistles or wind instruments as "luthier" describes a maker of stringed instruments. Any ideas?Hi, Elizabeth: I'm a former member but I'm intrigued by your question and I think you might be looking for a word which is broader in scope than a maker of "whistles", just as a "luthier" is broader in scope than a maker of violins or other specific stringed instrument. Specifically, you said "whistles or wind instruments". A whistle belongs to the family of wind instruments known as "aerophone" *. An "aerophonist" would be a person who plays a wind instrument, like a whistle, wouldn't you think? Do you think we could get away with calling a maker of wind instruments an "aerophonier" [as the wind instrument counterpart of a "luthier"]? * Music Dictionary: Aerophone [Gr. aeros - air + phone - sound] An instrument such as the flute, whistle, and horn that produces sound by using air as the primary vibrating means.http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/texta/Aerophone.html
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Wow, what a lot of interesting suggestions! I thought about using "whistlesmith" because I already use "buttonsmith" - I make ceramic buttons as well as whistles. (If you want to see my whistles, my website is www.hedgehogceramics.ca.)I liked "whistlewright" better, but was really hoping for a traditional word. Oh, well. But all of these are great suggestions! Who knows what else will turn up?
I thought there was a word for "bellmaker", too! Surprising to find there isn't.
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Wistlesmith does sound nice but it would mean that you make the whistles out of metal only.
As tsuwm touched upon above, a smith is a person that works metal, and a wright works with other materials to make or repair things.
What is wrong with whistlemaker Elizabeth? It's pretty self-explanatory.
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There's nothing wrong with whistlemaker per se, I just was hoping for something more - oh, I don't know - picturesque.
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Fifesmith - or - Fluthier ... as long as it starts with "f" sound. 
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Fluthier! I love it! Thanks, musick!
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If a maker of flutes is a flutier, what is a maker of flues?
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Oh, I think "floozy" is an absolute, like "unique". You can't be "more unique", so you probably can't be floozier...
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